It looks like boundaries. It looks like creating space to hear our innermost thoughts and pains. It looks like taking the day off when your body says it’s tired… Sometimes it even looks like ending romantic relationships or letting businesses go.

Self–love is not for the weak; it’s for growth warriors who are willing to visit their pain and give it a voice.

2. Your pain needs your love. Far too often, I’ve seen clients push their pain down in an attempt to disown it, or in hopes it’ll go away. Instead, it often becomes an illness, or a delayed sob story that could have been prevented if it was handled earlier.

3. The choice to love oneself is a daily practice. It starts with tuning into your feelings—when you feel pain, take it as an invitation to slow down (God knows I’m speedy Gonzales over here!). Take it as an invitation to ask yourself where the pain is coming from, and what it’s about. You’ll often hear a voice, a wise voice, directing you on what it needs from you or WHY it’s feeling off course. Listening to it and nurturing this part of you is everything.